Storm Scents: It's True, You Can Smell Oncoming Summer Rain. When people say they can smell a storm coming, they're right. Weather patterns produce distinctive odors that sensitive noses sniff out. This year's peculiar weather patternsâsuch as drought in the Midwest and a super derecho of thunderstorms earlier this summerâare no exception.
With 9.7 million new cars and trucks sold in 2013, Germanyâs Volkswagen Group (that includes a host of brands, like Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche in Canada) is well on its way to its goal of surpassing GM and Toyota as the worldâs largest automaker by 2018.
Kia Motors employs more than 30,000 people who work in three modern plants in South Korea. The Hwasung Plant is the biggest plant, with a production capacity of some 600,000 cars per year. The Sohari Plant is Kiaâs first plant, and manufactures 340,000 cars per year. Kiaâs company cars are manufactured in the Kwangju Plant. A total of 220,000 cars leave the plant here.